Printable Labels According to Risk Group

Risk Groups

RISK GROUP CLASSIFICATION	NIH GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCH INVOLVING RECOMBINANT DNA 2002	WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION LABORATORY BIOSAFETY MANUAL 3RD EDITION 2004
Risk Group 1	Agents that are not associated with disease in healthy adult humans.	(No or low individual and community risk) A microorganism that is unlikely to cause human or animal disease.
Risk Group 2	Agents that are associated with human disease which is rarely serious and for which preventive or therapeutic interventions are often available.	(Moderate individual risk; low community risk) A pathogen that can cause human or animal disease but is unlikely to be a serious hazard to laboratory workers, the community, livestock or the environment. Laboratory exposures may cause serious infection, but effective treatment and preventive measures are available and the risk of spread of infection is limited.

Risk Group 3	Agents that are associated with serious or lethal human disease for which preventive or therapeutic interventions may be available (high individual risk but low community risk)	(High individual risk; low community risk) A pathogen that usually causes serious human or animal disease but does not ordinarily spread from one infected individual to another. Effective treatment and preventive measures are available.
Risk Group 4	Agents that are likely to cause serious or lethal human disease for which preventive or therapeutic interventions are not usually available (high individual risk and high community risk).	(High individual and community risk) A pathogen that usually causes serious human or animal disease and that can be readily transmitted from one individual to another, directly or indirectly. Effective treatment and preventive measures are not usually available.